Aug 26, 2020, at 11:26 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission(MSHRC) on Wednesday sought explanation from the Mumbai Police and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on the news that Rhea Chakraborty apparently visited the morgue where Sushant Singh Rajput’s body was kept.
Mamata Banerjee extends anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal till Sept 20
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in her state till Sept 20, fearing further spread of the virus which has still kept India on an edge.
FIR lodged against Samajwadi Party leader Vikas Yadav over hate poster
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Lucknow/UNI: An FIR was lodged against Samajwadi Party leader Vikas Yadav for allegedly putting up 'hate poster' against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other BJP leaders, police said on Wednesday.
Jammu police orders investigation into youth's suicide alleging harassment
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Jammu/UNI: A day after a youth, booked under POCSO and was on bail, jumped from river Tawi bridge killing himself, Jammu Police on Wednesday ordered probe into the matter.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Dhaka/New Delhi: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla (FS) visited Bangladesh on Aug 18-19 when he met nation's PM Sheikh Hasina and they discussed on various issues including the 50 years of the liberation of the south Asian country.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested several opposition leaders including Chief Ministers of the non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to knock the doors of the Supreme Court and even start a movement, demanding the postponement of Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Jammu and Kashmir: Woman commits suicide in Baramulla
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Baramulla/UNI: A woman allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district , official sources said on Wednesday.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Bankura/West Bengal/IBNS: After finding Bhopal man, Udayan Das, guilty of killing his parents and live-in partner, and burying their bodies in an attempt to tamper evidences, a first-track court in West Bengal's Bankura district on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the psycho killer.
JEE, NEET exams must be postponed: Indian Youth Congress
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Srinivas B V on Wednesday demanded from the Central Government postponement of the JEE and NEET examinations.
Covid-19 testing to be doubled: Arvind Kejriwal as cases spike in Delhi
Aug 26, 2020, at 08:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the testing to detect Novel Coronavirus will be doubled as the national capital has recently witnessed a 'marginal spike' in Covid-19 cases.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee's 'renal parameters slightly deranged', says hospital
Aug 26, 2020, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Ailing former President Pranab Mukherjee's "renal parameters are slightly deranged", informed the Army's Research and Referral Hospital here on Wednesday.
Supreme Court rebukes Centre on loan repayment interest, asks govt to take 'clear stand'
Aug 26, 2020, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to take a clear stand on the waiving of interest on loan repayment during the moratorium period, media reports said.
Guv Dhankhar flays Mamata Banerjee govt for being anti-constitution, lacking transparency
Aug 26, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday lambasted the Mamata Banerjee government for "lacking accountability and being anti-constitution and rule of law".
RBI confirmed that govt needs to spend more: Rahul Gandhi
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the NDA government on the report by the Reserve Bank of India that economic recovery is likely to take longer, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the RBI has only confirmed that he had been warning for several months.
Uttar Pradesh: Panchayat elections can be deferred for 6 months, say officials
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh slated to be held at the end of the year could be deferred for around six months due to Coronavirus even as the State Election Commission has announced to launch electoral roll revision from September 1.
Uttar Pradesh: Six killed in road accident on outskirts of Lucknow
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:22 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Six people were killed and over 20 injured when two UP State Roadways Corporation buses collided head-on during an overtaking near Bajnagar village on Lucknow-Hardoi state highway on Wednesday morning.
Mamata Banerjee to hold virtual meeting with Sonia Gandhi and CMs to discuss JEE and NEET today
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: After dashing off two letters on consecutive days of Monday and Tuesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to postpone the JEE and NEET examinations due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will have a virtual meeting on Wednesday afternoon with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue.
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for Covid-19
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Dispur/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
India witnesses jump in Covid-19 cases, reports over 67,000 infections in 24 hours
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the third worst-affected Covid-19 countries in the world, on Wednesday witnessed a jump in the number of infections after reporting a dip in the positive cases in the last two days.
17-year-old girl raped and killed in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri, second such incident in 10 days
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:36 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A 17-year-old girl, whose mutilated body was found near a village in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Tuesday, was raped, the police confirmed.
It's not about a post but about my country, says Kapil Sibal a day after Congress meet
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after the row over Kapil Sibal's tweet on Rahul Gandhi the senior Congress leader on Tuesday said 'it's not about a post but about my country.'
Jammu and Kashmir: Construction of Srinagar's international football stadium resumes
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:49 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is expected to witness massive sporting activities in the upcoming days with the construction of Bakshi football stadium currently in full swing in Srinagar city.
Jammu and Kashmir: Lakes authority procures indigenous high-tech machines to clean Dal Lake
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:41 am
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) has now procured new high-tech machines with an aim to clean up Dal Lake.
Fire breaks out at Kerala Secretariat, triggers political row
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:41 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A minor fire broke out at the Kerala Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday evening.
Kashmir: 12,000 people get first installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme in Rajouri
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:35 am
Rajouri: As many as 12,000 people can now dream to live in their own houses as they received the first installment of Rs 50,000 each in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme.
CBI summons two Mumbai Police officers in Sushant's death probe
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned two Mumbai Police officers in connection with the probe into the death of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
NIA charge-sheet names Masood Azhar, his brother Rauf Asghar as key conspirators of Pulwama attack
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) named Pakistan-based terror mastermind Masood Azhar and his brother Rauf Asghar as the key conspirators behind the 2019 terror attack in Pulwama, in its charge-sheet filed on Tuesday.
As Erdogan aims to radicalise Kashmiris, Turkey emerges as a rising threat to India: Experts
Aug 26, 2020, at 02:13 am
With Turkey's growing hostility towards India inside the Indian territory and at international platforms, experts at a webinar under the aegis of Usanas Foundation discussed emerging concerns on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s mission of radicalising the world.
'Worried and concerned': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi after receiving NTA letter for JEE, NEET
Aug 26, 2020, at 01:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her concern over the conduction of the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, after receiving a direction from the National Testing Agency (NTA).
New SC bench to hear 2009 contempt case against Prashant Bhushan on Sept 10
Aug 26, 2020, at 01:33 am
New Delhi/UNI: A new bench of the Supreme Court will hear the 2009 contempt case, in which activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan allegedly made remarks calling half of 16 former Chief Justices 'corrupt', on Sept 10.